MEMCHR(3) NEWLIB MEMCHR(3)NAME
6.6 `memchr'--find character in memory
SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>
void *memchr(const void *SRC, int C, size_t LENGTH);
DESCRIPTION
This function searches memory starting at `*SRC' for the character C.
The search only ends with the first occurrence of C, or after LENGTH
characters; in particular, `NUL' does not terminate the search.
RETURNS
If the character C is found within LENGTH characters of `*SRC', a
pointer to the character is returned. If C is not found, then `NULL' is
returned.
PORTABILITY
`memchr' is ANSI C.
`memchr' requires no supporting OS subroutines.
SEE ALSOmemchr is part of the library. The full documentation for is main‐
tained as a Texinfo manual. If info and are properly installed at your
site, the command
info
will give you access to the complete manual.
NEWLIB April 2010 MEMCHR(3)
